Men's Basketball

De'Von Barnett Named to NEC All-Rookie Team

Mar 04, 2014

FAIRFIELD, Conn – Freshman De'Von Barnett (Waldorf, MD) was named to the Northeast Conference All-Rookie team Tuesday morning, as announced by the league office. Barnett was named NEC Rookie of the Week three times this season, the most of any freshman in the league.

Barnett finished the season averaging 11.0 points and 4,6 rebounds per game, while shooting 53% from the floor. After missing the Pioneers first seven games with an injury, Barnett become one of Sacred Heart's most consistent players. The Maryland-native scored in double digits 13 times this season, including a career-high 24 points, against Mount St. Mary's on February 27th. In the win against the Mount, the 6'4'' wing shot an efficient 12-of-16 from the the floor and personally went on an 8-0 run late in the second half to help the Pioneers pull away.

In the last four games of the season, Barnett averaged 17.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Full NEC All-Rookie Team:

De'Von Barnett - 11.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg

Malik Harmon (Saint Francis University) – Rookie of the Year

Matt MacDonald (Fairleigh Dickinson)

Wayne Martin (St. Francis Brooklyn)

Matt Mobley (CCSU)

About The Northeast Conference

Now in its 33rd year, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to four of the largest markets in the United States - New York (#1), Pittsburgh (#23), Baltimore (#27), and Hartford/New Haven (#30). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 22 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 14 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary's, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league's official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Google+, all @NECsports.